The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-23


Enterprise Herald Amer an effort of over
q year, during which time several serious acci-
dsuts occurred, the Sanford Ice Factory COM
menced making ice Wednesday The capacity
ID twenty tons per day.
Green Cove Spring: The steamer Port
Royal again suak within . few hours after hav-
ing been taken of the ways ct Jacksonville.
The bow Of the boat was then hauled up farther
IN shore and the steamer left where she will
probably remain for several months to come.
Fort Ogden Netcs' Prof Marsh announces
the temporary suspension of the Fit Meade
Pioneer, to look after other business. some
OF our DE Soto boys went down to Grove City
and captured eighteen hundred pounds OF turtle
beef in one night. "A Trabue gentleman who
was offered 90 dozen turtle eggs for % cents,
beat the man down TO 10 and took the eggs, and
has been living upon them for week.
Gainesville Record: W. N. Daughtry Of
Rocky Point, picked q few days since from six
teen rows OF tomatoes little over one hundred
yards long one hundred and ten bushels at one
picking The surveying party, who accom-
panied NJ. F. Miller on the survey of the rail-
road line from here to Tallahassee, returned yes
terday msrniDg with wagons. They were tve
days on The road from Tallahassee. They ap-
I ar as though they had found some hot
weather, as they were badly sunburned.
-CrawiordyiIlc Times "Ye editor" has
been confineI TO his room for the past six days,
wrestling with a severe attack of bilious fever
which has completely Frustrated and rendered
him unfit for business The average newspaper
can get along for an issue or two, at least, very
well without the editor, in fact, great many
could. aud doubtless would, get along great
deal better: not So however, with the Times, for
in the editor OF the Times is combined its whole
machineTy-etiitor, foreman, cOmpositor, In TACT
The whole business.
Cocoa Mirror The dredge boat Chester is
al Grants farm still cutting the east channel.
There is at this writing something less than
quarter of mile of dredging still TO be done be-
i.re she 60, ON TO the Narrows. Quarantine
is now the order of the day. Well known men
living in sight Of Titusvle can't go TO that town
for sack Of -four or a pound of tobacco or
bag of peanuts without the regulation certificate,
and iho1e certificates cost only $3.50 each. 1t
seems that the yellow fever scare is going to
cost the people quite sum of money.
Orange City Times: Miss Edith Parker.
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Parker, of this
place. has accepted position as teacher IN
music in a college out in Washington Territory.
She has been for the past twelve months recelv-
ing musical instruction in Boston, from which
place she leaves shortly TO assume the duties OF
Ter ofiice al Walla Walla, Washington Ter.
Senator neano has gone on visit to Chicago,
where he joins Mrs. Delano, who went North in
the Spring. The Senator also goes North IN
interest Of the Georgia Florida & Key West
Railroad, charter for which he secured during
the session OF the Legislature just closed.
Clear Water Harbor Times: We are glad TO
be able 10 report that our busted" suspend
ed" transferred" railroad is awakening the
echoes in the immediate vicinity of Clear Water.
A force of hands came down last Saturday, and
is low engaged in grading the prairie east of
tie Methodist church. There is not the least
danger of yellow fever getting upon our shores;
our sea coast is now ornamented with yellow
anH ot1rn nhvcician has a rnDOla
looking the bay, where he is supposed to sleep
these pleasant nights, while these rags" unfurl
10 the mariner warning against the near ap-
proach to our heaihful highlands
Tampa Tribune: Chief Justice George G.
McWhorier, of the Supreme Court has rendered
his resignation 10 Governor Perry. he has
proved himself an able jurist, but because of
failing health be has for several months been
thinking of rendering his resignation The gen.
eTal impression is that Associate Justice Raney
will be promoted to the Chief Justiceship..
We have received positive assurance that work
will commence in short time on the Jackson
vile, Manaiee g. Gulf Railroad. When the
extension of the South Florida road is COM
pIeted to Ballast Point all the sick in Havana
and Key West could come through our port
without the least danger of infection to
iown......A new railroad company, to be called
the Tampa and Clearwater railroad company"
has been incorporated, notice of which will be
iouIu III our duf cItiSDR COluuluS II 10 d oIOuS
company in every sense of the word, for among
The names of its incorporstors are seme of the
most prominent men in this country.
Quincy Herald: Some farmers are cutting
their tobacco Everything indicates a good
price for marketable articles. Bristol, Liberty
county, is paying twenty-seven cents per pound
for wool, is receiving $3.50 per barrel for Irish
potatoes, and has sold over one hundred barrels
of honey, and five hundred barrels of wax, so
far this season. Mr.. Madison Lott, near Sa-
lem. has sent us Maryland White ear of corn
that weighs three pounds and four ounces. 1t
has iweniy-four rows, and would make at least
fifty bushels 10 the acre. A finer specimen We
never saw, in this section. Mr. George B.
Gregory planted one acre in Irish potatoes,
using two barrels of seed potatoes at COST Of
81 90 per barrel; he put on the land $1,000
worth of cotton seed. He gathered and shipped
20 barrels of potatoes to Mr.. NJ. l.. Floyd, at
Jacksonville, Florida, and received fer them
after all expenses were paid, check tor one
hundred and eight dollars or $500 per barrel
net. He has planted the same land in tobacco
from which he expects 70 get good crop.
Orlando Sentinel In the resignation of
Chief Justice McWhorter, of the Supreme Court,
on account of illhealth, the highest judicial
tribunal of the State looses a member, whose
legal ability, keen discrimination, unimpeachable
integrity. and unvarying impartiaity, makes him
the peer oil any jurist who ever graced that po-
siiiOn. The Boards of Health of Kssimmee,
Sanford and Orlando have jointly formed a
quarantine. the cost of which is not to exceed
1000 Of which Kissmmee Is 10 pay $500, San
lord 1900 and Orlando &400. Mr.. Hughey, a
member of the County Board of Commissioners,
says the amounts will be refunded by the county.
"A wagon-load of oranges at fifteen cents
per dozen were sold on the streets Monday. The
price is quite cheap for this season of the year.
-. Carpenters, brick-masons and plasterers are
kept busy at work on the new buildings in
process Of erection in different parts Of the
city.
-Tavares Herald: The morning tr ain on the
J. T. & K. w. rold to-day brought in the first
insialment of beautiful new cars for the Tavares,
Apopka and Gulf road. There were seven
three passenger, two passenger and express com
bined, and two baggage cars. They are neatly
finished and attracted great deal OF attention.
Basil L. Gray, an Englshman, formerly OF Lane
Park. and at one time engaged in business with
David Hunter of this place, committed suicide
last week at Decatur, Ala, He removed there
about one month ago, bought several pieces oil
property and made arrangements TO go into bust
ness He had been in poor health for sometime
often respondent, and last week, 10 the tempo
rary absence OF his wife and child, shot himself
in the head dying instantly Mrs. Gray and
her three months old child left last Tuesday for
their home in England. Mr.. Gray was one oil
the HeraLds subscribers.
Mariana Enquirer The Circuit Court OF
this county adjourned sine die on Wednesday
morning last. On Tuesday Truck Forester, for
the crime of murder by poison administered to
her husband, was sentenced TO the penitentiary
for lie. Pryor Wheeler, convicted for ar.
son, was sentenced to the pententiary for 10
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